I am a plant manager at a construction related company and have been for many years and I can weigh in with this. We build trusses here, floors, roofs, sell laminated beams and all construction related hardware materials to service above mentioned.

It is hard work and soft individuals can not cut it usually breaks them in the first few days. In the old days and yes I'm old and have been at the same job for 33 years I had tons of Americans apply for work here. We start them well over minium wage and they can earn a decent wage here after a short couple of years. You have to pay in the mid to high teens per dollar hour here to keep a work force regardless of nationality. I have several at or above 20 dollars an hour due to length of service.

I say all this to say that now I get NO Americans that apply for this work. I can count on one hand how many I have had in three years. I need two people more right now and can't find them. I have a predominant Mexican workforce that I have vetted and as far as I can check they are all legal. Yes there is a distinct line drawn in the sand as to how far you can check to see if they are legal. It's amazing the resistance you will recieve doing it to because I am a staunt conservative, ''you may have noticed'' and I do check them out. I have the best work force at present that I have ever had. I have one Mexican fellow that does the work of two good men every single day, I would call the guy down right flippin amazing at times. I would hire American's if they would apply for work but they do not. To Michael's point, he's right some will not work and if they do they need to start at what I make after 33 years.

Sad but true and our current government and culture promote and expect this. American people are lazy and will get worse, a lot worse.